| Authorised form of name | Caldecott; John (1800 - 1849) |
| Dates | 1800 - 1849 |
| Place of birth | London |
| Date of birth | 16 September 1801 |
| Place of death | Trevandrum |
| Date of death | 16 December 1849 |
| Dates and places | Christened 1 November 1801 at St Luke's Church, Old Street, Finsbury, Middlesex, London
Burial: Christ Church, Trevandrum, Kerala, India |
| Research field | Astronomy |
| Activity | Career:
Commercial Agent to the Government of Tranvancore, at the port of Allepey; first Director of the Observatory, Trevandrum, India, where he made observations (1837-1849); died of paralysis
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| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 20/02/1840 |
| Sources | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; DNB
For photograph of headstone by Dr Richard Walding of Griffth University, Brisbane, Australia, see; indicatorloops.com/caldecott_gravestone.jpg
"A Church History of Travancore" by Agur
LDS familysearch.org website |
| Royal Society code | NA2446 |
| Reference number | Title | Date |
| EC/1840/09 | Caldecott, John: certificate of election to the Royal Society | |
| MS/257/1/275 | Copy of letter from the Rajah of Travancore to John Caldecott | 4 January 1843 |
| MS/257/1/264 | Letter from John Caldecott, [Thiruvananthapuram] 'Travandrum' to Edward Sabine, London | 14 October 1841 |
| MS/257/1/270 | Letter from John Caldecott, [Thiruvananthapuram] 'Travandrum' to Edward Sabine | 19 June 1843 |
| MS/257/1/266 | Letter from John Caldecott, [Thiruvananthapuram] 'Travandrum' to Edward Sabine | 10 November 1841 |
| MS/257/1/260 | Letter from John Caldecott, Suez to Edward Sabine | 20 February 1841 |
| MS/257/1/263 | Letter from John Caldecott, [Thiruvananthapuram] 'Travandrum' to Edward Sabine | 15 September 1841 |
| MS/119/2/111 | Letter from John Caldecott, Trivandrum Observatory to Humphrey Lloyd, Trinity College, Dublin | 13 February 1842 |
| MS/257/1/261 | Letter from John Caldecott, At sea near Aden to [Edward Sabine] | 4 March 1841 |
| MS/257/1/269 | Letter from John Caldecott, [Thiruvananthapuram] 'Travandrum' to Edward Sabine, Somerset House | 2 July 1842 |
| MS/257/1/262 | Letter from John Caldecott, [Thiruvananthapuram] 'Travandrum' to Edward Sabine | 5 June 1841 |
| MS/257/1/258 | Letter from John Caldecott, Barcelona to [Edward Sabine] | 13 December 1840 |
| MS/257/1/268 | Letter from John Caldecott, [Thiruvananthapuram] 'Travandrum' to Edward Sabine | 16 April 1842 |
| MS/257/1/265 | Letter from John Caldecott, [Thiruvananthapuram] 'Travandrum' to Edward Sabine | 20 October 1841 |
| MS/257/1/267 | Letter from John Caldecott, [Thiruvananthapuram] 'Travandrum' to Edward Sabine | 15 February 1842 |
| MS/257/1/276 | Copy of a letter from John Caldecott, Travandrum to the Rajah of Trancore; Copy of a letter from Genereal Cullen to John Caldecott | 6 January 1843; 11 January 1843 |
| MS/257/1/259 | Letter from John Caldecott, Cairo to Edward Sabine, London | 13 February 1841 |